Score-board.



PATENTED MAY 5, 1908. J. M. HAMILTON. Y

SCORE BOARD. APPLICATION TILED 00w. so, 1907.

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UNITED STATS PAT oEEIoE.

JAMES M. HAMILTON, OF MERIDEN, CONNECTICUT.

SCORE-BOARD.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES M. I'IAMILTON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Meriden, in the county of New Haven and State ofConnecticut, have invented anew and useful Improvement in ScoreBoa-rds;and I do hereby declare the following, when taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings and the letters of reference marked thereon, to bea full, clear, and exact description of the same, and which saiddrawings constitute part of this specification, and represent, in

Figure 1 a face view of a score board constructed in accordance with myinvention, partially broken away to show one of the rolls in the case.Fig. 2 an edge view of the case. Fig. 3 a sectional view on the line abof Fig. 1.

This invention relates to an improvement in score boards, and whileadapted for various purposes, is particularly intended as a score boardfor recording the final scores of base ball games. In the usualarrangement of score boards for this purpose spaces are arranged for thenames of the teams adjacent to blank spaces in which the runs, hits anderrors are recorded, and as the games between the various teams of aleague change, the names must be arranged daily.

The object of this invention is to provide a score board in whichrollers are mounted, each roller bearing the names of all the teams of acertain league, each roller being arranged in line with spaces whereinthe runs, hits and errors may be recorded, and so that the record ofeach team can be kept, and the teams playing together arranged onedirectly above the other without difliculty; and the invention consistsin the construction herein shown and described and particularly recitedin the claim.

In carrying out my invention I employ a case 2 of any desired size, thefront face 3 of the case being formed with a series of slots 4 openinginto the chamber 5 in the back. This chamber has side walls 6 and 7, theWall 6 having perforations 8 to receive the trunnions 9 on the ends ofrollers 10. The outer wall 7 is longitudinally divided the outer strip11 being secured in place by screws 12 or otherwise so that it may bereadily removed. In the edge of the wall 7 are a series of semicircularnotches 13 and in the adjacent edge Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 30, 1907.

Patented May 5, 1908.

Serial No. 399,911.

of the strip 11 are corresponding semi-circular bearings for thetrunnions 15 of the roll which is thereby mounted in the walls and inline with the slots 4. Projecting from the trunnions 15 are knobs orhandles 16 by which the rolls may be conveniently turned. On each rollof the series are the names of all of the teams in any one league, thenumber of the rolls corresponding to the number of teams in the league.

The face of the board at the right is provided with a blackboard surfaceand divided off into a series of squares or spaces in line with each ofthe slots 4 and so that a record of each team may be placed opposite thename. On score boards the final score of runs, hits and errors areusually registered, and as indicated in the drawing the board islettered to indicate these scores, but other information might berecorded, such, for in stance, as a score by innings. It will thus beseen that the names of the various teams of a league may be arranged inposition for recording scores by simply turning the rollers to presentthe proper name and the names of teams playing together may be readilyarranged one directly above the other. These score boards may be made ofvarious sizes according to the place they are to occupy. By providingfor the convenient removal of the rollers they may-be replaced from timeto time as changes are made in a league, or the names of an entirely newleague may be substituted.

I claim A score board comprising a case having a front wall and sidewalls, a series of slots formed in the said front wall, one of the sidewalls formed with trunnion bearings in line with said slots, the outerwall formed with semi-circular notches, and 'a strip detachably securedto the said outer wall and formed with semi-circular notchescorresponding to the notches in the outer wall, a series of rollersmounted in said bearings, and a blackboard surface arranged at one sideof said slot, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, I have signed this specification in the presenceof two subscribing witnesses.

- JAMES M. HAMILTON. Witnesses: 1

FRED O. EARLE, CLARA L. WEED.

